Originally Posted by
SaintNick
Is it legal to sleep on a plane and then fly?
Went back and reread the article with an analytical approach.
DEN-RDU-DEN Local supposed to be an 8 hour day. Really its 8 Hours flying for a probably 11 jour duty day. Due to severe weather Bypassed landing in Nebraska and Wyoming. Even Rapid city supports the 175, so why HDN? Reasons the crew or Dispatch had. Not going to second guess their decision. After sleeping the night in the airplane it departed for DEN 24 hours after leaving RDU. why not 18 hours after leaving RDU? Cause they needed to fly a crew in to take the not legally rested crew out, because there were NO hotel rooms available.
the real question is, when did their duty day end and how were they paid for this 30+ hour day? If I was never released to a hotel, my duty day is still active. FAR 117 says you don't need crewrest for deadheads. Pay up.